Junior Legal Counsel

We are looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to join our Legal Team; as we scale up and drive digital and financial inclusion across our markets.

As part of M-KOPA's legal team, you'll lead the provision of essential corporate and commercial legal guidance across the organization. Acting as both a key contributor and proactive organizer, you'll facilitate high-quality document management, research, and compliance support.

Through maintaining statutory records, managing corporate due diligence disclosures, and overseeing shared document platforms, you’ll ensure seamless and efficient legal operations, contributing to the team’s success and our organization’s compliance across all jurisdictions."

About Us

This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with a broad scope of corporate and commercial legal matters that support our mission to expand financial access across the globe. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring compliance and legal support for every part of our organization—from drafting key transactional documents to managing due diligence for corporate transactions.

You’ll help maintain the backbone of our legal structure, handling crucial statutory records, coordinating insurance portfolios, and keeping document systems highly organized and accessible.

This position is perfect for someone who thrives on variety and values continuous learning. Working closely with our senior legal team, you’ll gain exposure to cross-functional teams and play a key role in our commitment to excellence, accountability, and innovation. If you’re passionate about impactful work in a collaborative environment and want to grow your legal career within a dynamic team, we’d love to have you onboard.

This is a hybrid role, you would be working from our offices in Nairobi, Kenya partnering with a diverse group of employees from our different markets and locations across the UK, Europe and Africa. You will be reporting to the Head of Commercial Legal.

Expertise

We’re looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented legal professional who can lead a wide range of corporate and commercial legal functions across M-KOPA’s global operations. Ideal candidates will have experience drafting and reviewing contracts, familiarity with regulatory compliance, and an ability to maintain critical statutory records. Proficiency in managing document systems, conducting due diligence, and supporting insurance processes is essential.

If you have a keen eye for detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to navigate corporate legal matters, you may be a great fit for our team. We value candidates who bring a proactive approach to process improvement and can collaborate effectively across departments to ensure smooth legal operations and compliance throughout our organization.

Why M-KOPA?

At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility.

Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at m-kopa.com.

Recognized thrice by the Financial Times as one Africa's fastest growing companies (2022, 2023 and 2024) and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 and 2024 , we've served over 5 million customers, unlocking $1.5 billion in cumulative credit for the unbanked across Africa.

Important Notice

M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships. 

M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.